Childproofing Your Home? These 10 Things Will Help Keep Your Kids Safe

This is the Door Guardian by Cardinal Gates. It's a childproof safety security lock that will prevent your little ones from escaping to investigate the great outdoors when your back is turned for a moment. This durable security lock resists forced entry (it's 10 times stronger than a standard deadbolt) and reinforces inward-swinging doors to prevent any unwanted escape attempts from any particularly gung-ho toddlers. The locking mechanism features a spring-loaded design that requires the lock to slide and rotate into an open position in order to access the door. A rubber liner sits flush against the door when it's locked, protecting it from the daily wear and tear of using the lock. It's available in six different finishes to complement your home: Antique Brass, Black, Brass, Satin Chrome, Satin Nickel, and White.

This is a 60-pack of three-prong outlet covers. They provide parents with easy access to outlets when they need them but provide secure coverage to keep your toddlers from putting their fingers or anything else into the socket, preventing electrical shock hazards. They're made of ABS plastic, which has excellent electric insulation properties, and they sit firmly in the plug, so they're not going to fall out once they're installed. They're designed with a U-ring pull handle that adults can manipulate but babies and toddlers can't, ensuring they stay in place until you want them to be removed.

If you need to have your cribs set up in a way where there's a remote chance your twins could find and try to play with an outlet on the wall, then you'll want to make sure they're properly babyproofed. Your standard outlet covers could do the trick, UNLESS you still need power by their cribs for their monitors. And in that case, these thin outlet concealers with a built-in extension cord and power strip are a wonderful solution. This exact model has a three-foot cord, so it's long enough to go from the outlet to sit underneath a crib and doesn't have a bunch of extra length to coil up or worry about your baby finding and grabbing. This unit works with all standard outlet sizes that have a round ground pin below the flat pin (visualize any three-pronged outlet you've seen in a home you've encountered). It also comes with an adhesive cord concealer kit, so there are no loose or hanging cords for your babies to discover; they'll be flush against the wall.

Babyproofing 101 will tell you to get a baby gate to prevent your toddlers from climbing up and from falling down the stairs. But if you have pets, the gates can prevent them from getting around the house to spots they need...like their litter box. This pet-friendly gate by Carlson Pet Products has a small door your pet can walk through when it's opened. You can open and close the smaller door at the bottom to allow access to different areas of the home as needed. These gates were incredibly handy in our home, ensuring everybody had a designated area and stayed safe while our babies grew and while our pets got used to their newest companions. And while you're at it, these wall protectors are a game-changer. I wanted to make sure we didn't do any damage when installing the safety gates, so we used these protectors to prevent any marks from the pressure-mounted gate. They are available in black, white, brown, or gray.

If you're looking for a quick, safe, and easy way to prevent your precious kiddos from wreaking havoc in your cupboards...or worse, finding their way into the drawer that stores all your knives and other sharp kitchen objects...you'll want to grab a pack or two of these magnetic cabinet locks by Skyla Safety. These multi-purpose 3M adhesive latches come in a pack of 12 and they're quick to install, requiring zero screws nor any tools to set up.

This is an eight-pack of furniture corner guards that you can install easily to protect your little ones' noggins from bumps when they inevitably zoom too close to a a corner in their excitement to get where they're going. They're made with strong 3M adhesive and non-toxic rubber foam that's soft, dense (read: it absorbs impact), and durable. Installation is easy and can be done in a matter of minutes. All you have to do is cut the length with scissors to fit your furniture and adhere it in place.

This is a pack of two heavy-duty metal straps for anchoring large items, like a TV, dresser, bookcase, or other bulky furniture, to the wall to prevent it from tipping over and toppling onto your toddlers. The safety straps are adjustable, they have an incredible jaw grip that prevents sliding, and the nylon webbing is triple-stitched for extra strength. These straps are made to withstand a load of up to 400 pounds.

This fireplace safety screen has two sliding doors that open smoothly in both directions. It allows parents to have easy access to the fireplace for flame management without having to remove the screen. It measures 37.8 inches long by 30.7 inches high, so it fits most standard fireplaces. It has a tightly woven protective screen made of wrought iron mesh that traps sparks and embers, keeping your babies safe from fire hazards.

This is a seven-pack of foam safety guards for doors inside your home. You can use them to prevent pinched fingers when doors inevitably get slammed by over-zealous toddlers who are learning all about physics and cause-and-effect. These guards also precent your kiddos and your doggos (or cattos) from accidentally getting locked in a room.

There's nothing worse than having to fish something out of the toilet. It doesn't matter what it is...if you're fishing it out, you're deeply regretting not installing a toilet lock to prevent your toddlers from tossing their toys, their toothbrushes (I speak from personal experience on this one), or any other small-ish sized items from around the home into their toilet to see what happens when they flush it down. You don't even want to think about the damage that can be done to your plumbing system if the items actually make it past the S pipe and can't be retrieved with a snake or grabber tool. A word of advice, always opt to grab the item and pull it back out instead of using a snake to push it further into the system. Just do yourself a favor before you run into any problems and grab a few of these to install in your home. You'll save yourself from some gnarly headaches you'd rather not deal with, and that, alone, is worth it.